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The Big Heat (1953)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 7/14

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7/14: Having seen some of Fritz Lang's pictures and thinking of them as hokey, The Big Heat actually rises above his crap but is still hokey.

Glenn Ford should mostly share the blame with the director because he's a terrible actor who's not right for the role. His character is on a hate binge? Stop trying to make me laugh.

As for the rest of the cast, Gloria Grahame isn't bad but can do much more. Pre-silver-haired Lee Marvin shows potential that he'll make most out of. Everybody looks badly overdressed, and the dialogue doesn't sound up to par, either.

All in all, The Big Heat is too ridiculous to be taken seriously as a film noir.